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Rob, that's incredible. Just look at all the small components and moving parts, and to think it's all made of metal. Here's a photo of Woodward Ave bisecting Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit Here's another shot looking toward's the Brody-T from the roof of the Lafayette Bldg. Despite nasty economic conditions, the renovation of the tower is still moving forward. They just updated their website. I'm literally sold on this building if I were to end up with a job in Detroit. The David Whitney I believe is up for renovation soon. They just replaced the facade with new glazed brick on the upper floor. The lobby lights are all on too. http://www.brodericktower.com/ Go to Renovation and Click on interior views.

Is building a dam possible? Charlotte, I appreciate the corrections. That's what these types of forums are all about. But even if indviduals can be critical, regardless of proximity to the problem, I can't help but notice the defense is somewhat mean spirited.

mrnyc, I like that quote as well. It's so unusual. And the old industrial components that make it what it is could never be conceived today. I wish more cities in the US could recognize the importance of these odd obsolete structures and bring them back to life in a way that maintains our past, but applies it to the future.

Nice set. I was really impressed when I visited the campus. The way pedestrian circulation cuts through and between buildings was unique.

Incredible. Definitely an era that seems so foreign to many of us today.

Wow, it's refreshing to see some high quality infill for once.

Philly has such great building stock. I don't think I could ever get tired of exploring this city. Really great photos and I hope to see more threads. Comcast Tower. You know I basically feel like I'm donating money to them at the moment since I haven't sat down and actually watched TV in months. But hey, they have an amazing hq building.

I just realized, the one great thing about being an NCAA athlete at the moment is you get an excuse to not take an exam.....unlike me who will be present for tomorrow's class at noon circling A, B, C, or D, and picking three of the five essays. Hell, I can't even get out of this crap for a job interview.

Great photos!

They've been making a lot of cuts across the board.

So yesterday, I learned just how much the recession has impacted professional sports after attending a Detroit Pistons game. I've been going to games frequently since 2002, but have slowed going in the past 2 years because of grad school expenses. I've been getting countless emails in the past few months pretty much begging people to come to the games. The Palace stopped selling out naturally about 2 months ago. Here's what I noticed - My friend got tickets 10 rows behind the bench for only $22/each. The cost for the very last row in the upper deck was normally $12 - Less free stuff was given away. No more free donuts or coffee contests from Dunkin Donuts, No free little pizzas. Only thing thrown out was some foam core lottery tickets (none of them winners) and some cheap plastic basketballs. I estimated a whopping total of $20 in prizes was given out. - Excluding hats, only 8-10% of people were wearing Pistons or Clippers attire. Compare this to about 85% of fans 2 years ago. No one was wearing Iverson attire. I was actually quite shocked at this, but maybe I shouldn't be since the cost of buying clothing and jerseys is really high. This isn't recession attire. - Advertising scrolling by on fascias and scoreboards were for companies I haven't heard of, small businesses, or large companies that just don't tend to advertise. - The largest sponsor has switched from Rock Financial (a mortgage company) to National City Bank. "The Pistons are now brought to you by National City" - Awful paint schemes now adorn the interior of the palace. It was actually a huge disappointment. The interior always had a fresh appearance, but now they slapped red and blue up on some of the walls darkening the interior. It feels really 80's. - The stadium concourses had an odd smell of garbage. Typically they have always smelled of roasted almonds. - They no longer play mainstream music to liven the crowd. They instead remade older songs, sung by someone they hired. Basically I think they are trying to avoid the costs of purchasing and playing the music to large stadium crowds. It was really annoying hearing a fat white dude singing thriller. - Despite a pistons win, the energy of the crowd was incredibly weak. Past games, crowds were really riled up slamming noisemakers together. This Pistons have not been as good this year, but it's clear the economy has had more of an impact, especially in a metro that has been hurt the worst in this recession.

New York isn't as "people dense" in many areas as it used to be. Think of it in those terms where families were all living in one room. I believe the census describes a unit as overcrowded if there is more than one person per 1.2 rooms, meaning every individual should at least have a bedroom and a bathroom, or you are living in an overcrowded environment. Imagine NY back in the day, it may have approached numbers more similar to developing cities where people are indeed living on top of each other.

[*]um...like trying to take away playgrounds in Central park for tavern on the green? [*]or...tearing down homes, to build "concentrated" housing project. [*]maybe...giving us a bad name with his "deceitful" fair [*]Segregating Riverside park. Ever notice why it stops near Columbia then picks up again above Washington Hts. [*]Fought against LIRR expansion and purposely planned parkways with low rises to prevent buses to pass. and who does that affect, low income - i mean...people of color. The dude was bad news. I was thinking: Triborough Bridge The public authority he set up to run the toll system Battery Tunnel (he wanted a bridge for practical reasons, but settled for the tunnel) Pretty much every other major interstate bridge in the city Overall, he made the city accessible by automobile. All of the parkways, bridges, and tunnels he's responsible for are filled almost every hour of every day. Some of your other points are really just opinion that your entitled to. I never said the guy was a saint, I just think he had accomplishments that contributed more to the city than he ever hurt it. It's just opinion though. If you think the city could be what it is today without his freeway and parkway contributions than you'll disagree with me. Having direct interstate access to urban cores is not a good thing, and there's a lot of scholary evidence to support this. Even Eisenhower was horrified how misguided the highway program became since the original conception of interstates was to be from edge to edge of urban areas. Boroughs never needed easy vehicular access. It merely induced demand and spatially changed the places where people lived, now that they were provided options. This may seem like a good thing, but there are always trade offs. We all know what they are.....Congestion, environmental impacts, degradation of urban cityscapes, environmental impacts etc. So it may be nice and convenient with the provision of limited access roads or interstates into the heart of CBD's, but the truth is they were never needed. Due to our current spatial construct of urbanized environments, they are now almost essential to the survival of downtowns. It's pretty easy to hate Moses for what he did, or almost did, but planning during that time contained misguided practices and ideas just like any other field. Really, he thought that these systems would help Manhattan become a better city and improve lifestyles for its citizens. Unfortunately these ideas have really hurt cities more than helped. I get kind of geeked on the subject since my background is in urban and regional transportation.

Looks nice, but it will be full of dirt and grime in no time with all that white tile.

What is going on in photo 106? Is that beneath a bridge or some sort of railroad ditch?

LOL that's awesome. But yeah, I doubt they are bolted down yet. Look at the large aisle behind them. Clearly these have plenty of space to move back.

Is it as carbonated enough? If I recall Mexican coke was really flat.

I splurged on dairy products lately, and drank too much espresso from a machine that was in dire need of de-calcification. It was a recipe for disaster. The source couldn't be more easy to trace. I live very close to the hospital, so it was only a 3 minute drive. I couldn't drive back because of the drugs, so campus police took me back to my apartment.

So early this morning around 1:00 I drove myself to the emergency room with horrible pain from my left kidney. Turns out I had a kidney stone. What a horrible, horrible experience.

To combat the recession, I turn off cnn. I also work part time for the university and do all the hard work that no one wants to do. I've actually worked far more than I should since I'm currently finishing up grad school. I've only applied to a few planning jobs so far, but I really don't know what to expect yet. There's restaurants hiring here in Ann Arbor. A new Panera opened a couple blocks from my apartment and they need people, so I might apply there to augment my current job. It's always good to have a back-up if you have the time. At the same time, I'm planning on leasing out my apartment at a substantially reduced cost if I complete some unfinished work at my architecture firm up in Saginaw. Dress cheap. I wear jeans and T-shirts. Get food cheap. I eat leftover and expired food where I currently work. There's nothing wrong with it, so why not? In fact, I only spend $40/week to feed myself. Take mass transit. The bus system is free for students and faculty in Ann Arbor. Why drive? It's not so much gas, it's maintenance. I have an old truck and it's good when I need it. My parents are pressuring me to replace it, but why bother if I can keep it running? At the end of the year, I'm going to offer a service to shuttle students furniture from dorm/apartments to self storage units. I will offer this at a much reduced cost than other movers. I just need to get the paperwork in order.

Nice!

Akron has a lot of great buildings. Nice Set!

When I was young, I had a bunch of buildings from that layout. I should donate it all to them. Currently it's all in a storage unit enjoyed by no one. I'm sort of critical on this, but Hayward glued his buildings together as a child and his craftsmanship was just a tad bit better. - hopes they aren't checking this thread -

Very cool images! The different lights you see give a cool affect. I'm up for doing the tour sometime, although I kind of want to see it myself so people aren't in the photos, but I'm not sure how the locals would react to that. In Detroit, police and even some building owners turn a blind eye to photographers doing this stuff.